India vs Post-demographic dividend: Carbon intensity of GDP
Carbon intensity of GDP over time
- India
- Post-demographic dividend
How they compare
India currently reports 0.2308 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP against 0.1472 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP in Post-demographic dividend, a difference of 0.0836 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP.
That makes India's figure about 1.6 times Post-demographic dividend's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 35 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Post-demographic dividend ahead.
India ranks 31st and Post-demographic dividend ranks 28th of 191 countries.
India has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | India | Post-demographic dividend | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.3312 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP | 0.3161 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP | 0.0152 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP | India |
| 2000s | 0.2913 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP | 0.2602 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP | 0.0312 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP | India |
| 2010s | 0.271 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP | 0.2051 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP | 0.0659 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP | India |
| 2020s | 0.2344 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP | 0.159 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP | 0.0754 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP | India |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher carbon intensity of gdp, India or Post-demographic dividend?
- India, at 0.2308 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP against 0.1472 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP in Post-demographic dividend as of 2024.
- What is the difference in carbon intensity of gdp between India and Post-demographic dividend?
- 0.0836 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP, with India ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for India and Post-demographic dividend?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
- How do India and Post-demographic dividend rank globally for carbon intensity of gdp?
- India ranks 31st and Post-demographic dividend ranks 28th of 191 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- EDGAR (Emissions Database for Global Atmospheric Research) Community GHG Database, Joint Research Centre (JRC) - European Commission, published as Carbon intensity of GDP (kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Annual emissions of carbon dioxide (CO2), one of the six Kyoto greenhouse gases (GHG), from the agriculture, energy, waste, and industrial sectors, excluding LULUCF divided by the GDP in 2021 PPP $.